[lit-ideas] Re: Applied Philosophy
- From: Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 08:40:40 -0700 (PDT)
Or even philosophers don't know what to do with their
emotions. I'm in between books right now, so I picked
up, in Russian, War and Peace. Sometime in the year
2065 I'll finish it, but right now I'm at the section
in the beginning where Dagolov throws out a bet that
he can drink an entire bottle of rum in one shot while
sitting on a sloping third story window ledge, and I'm
thinking to myself, am I getting old or what? With
all the possible accomplishments in the world, he
picks this one? I hope Tolstoy is making a point
about youth being wasted on the young or some such
thing.
Likewise, I'm disappointed that with philosophers
ostensibly at the helm, they would have gotten
together and been a bit more rational. Or maybe they
were and nobody listened, which of course nobody ever
would listen. Like with Carter, they'd just vote 'em
out and start a war.
Maybe in year 2065 I'll find out what, if any, point
Tolstoy is making. He seems to draw male characters a
bit more fully than female characters, but I just
started it, so I really can't say. Pierre is one
vapid guy at the moment. Netflix doesn't have the
4-part book made into movie. Not enough interest.
--- Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Philosophy ought to be mad, bad and dangerous to
> know.
>
> Andy wrote:
> > Were the 1968 student riots in Paris sparked by
> > philosophy? A discussion on a possible
> connection.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/aboutus/2008/05/080501_philospophy_streets.shtml
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